13th Floor Elevators - LiveUS reissue VG+ VG

with John Darnielle playing the piano until a lyric emerged

“It was one of those things that just reverberated with my being

and "Hold It Now

plus a few too many thug-lovin' divas crooning their loyalty

something that felt very modern and still cinematic

and perverse lens

why do people die here

Almost 19 years after the release of their celebrated

If there is a narrative to the album it's coming to the acceptance of the imperfections in all aspects of life

but in 1985 this record was a silent groundbreaker

Paul’s another one met up with again down the road

Recorded at the legendary Onkyo Haus studio in Tokyo